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Police investigating crash following chase, robbery in Douglasville

Douglasville officers chased two suspects following a reported strong-arm robbery at a Walmart store on Concourse Parkway.

DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — Douglasville Police and a Georgia State Patrol were on the scene after the wreck of a sedan on Veterans Memorial Highway in Douglasville. The wreck followed a reported robbery and police chase Friday morning.

The two law enforcement vehicles could be seen with the third vehicle on the side of the roadway in front of the main offices of Greystone Power Corporation near the intersection with North Burnt Hickory Road in the city of Douglasville shortly before 11:30 a.m.

Douglasville Police responded to the Walmart store on Concourse Parkway for a reported strong-arm robbery. 

Officers pursued the suspect as he fled the scene, eventually using a PIT maneuver on his vehicle along Veterans Memorial Highway. The suspect's vehicle was seen wrecked and tangled in the wires on the side of the roadway.

One person was taken into custody and a second was transported to the hospital. 

The Georgia State Patrol says they are assisting in the investigation following the PIT maneuver. 

According to Douglasville Police, all suspects involved in the robbery have been accounted for and investigators are conducting an investigation of the robbery. 

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